Self-Sacrificing CEO —

The recession has brought a surge of self-sacrifice among CEO's including huge salary cuts. One announced, "we're suffering too." Imagine a 50% cut in a gigantic salary is -- oh yeah -- an enormous salary. I'm so impressed that I might shed a tear for the poor exec. Then again maybe not. Don't get me wrong. There are probably CEO's who have sacrificed more than that so that they could take care of their employees and their employees' families. But, we rarely hear of their names. They probably live more modestly, less selfishly and so don't make the front page of Fortune magazine. There is one administrator who does impress me. He claimed to be CEO of everything and gave up his life for us. Those who follow him are encouraged likewise to turn from their selfish ways (Mark 8:34).